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Southeast Iowa teen joins the ranks of Armstrong, Spielberg with Eagle Scout Award
by Tess Hedrick
Posted: 08.31.2012 at 9:25 AM Updated: 08.31.2012 at 10:25 AM
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OTTUMWA, IOWA -- According to KTVO reporter Tess Hedrick, Labor Day marks the 100th Anniversary of the highly esteemed Eagle Scout Award.

Such notable Eagle Scouts are the late Neil Armstrong and movie producer Steven Spielberg.

And now 17-year-old Michael Miller of Fairfield, Iowa will be added to that list. It should be noted that less than 5 percent of Boy Scouts actually become Eagle Scouts.

Repainting and renovating Chief Wapello’s memorial gravesite in Agency, Iowa was Miller’s Eagle Scout Project. He put in more than 80 hours over a period of four months into the project.

“It feels good to be an Eagle Scout. You think after you complete your Board of Review -- I thought that there would be some special feeling would come over me and I’d be like ‘yay, I’m an Eagle Scout now’ but nothing happened. I think it's because it really -- Eagle Scout isn’t, getting Eagle Scout doesn't change you; it's a summary of everything that you have done and everything that you are now,” Miller said.

Miller has already received his Eagle Scout badge but he will receive his medal on Monday.

The ceremony will be held Monday at the Cardinal High School Gymnasium at 2 p.m. State Representative Curt Hanson and Senator Sandra Greiner will be a couple of the notable guests attending Miller’s ceremony.

Click here for information from KTVO's website.

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